East Central NC Archives - Page 68 of 112

Despite cooling weather, speckled trout are still biting in the surf and backwaters around Harkers Island.

Fish a little less aggressive, but still hitting artificials in backwaters and surf

Like the weather, the speckled trout and red drum bite has cooled a little in the waters around Harkers Island, but it’s still rolling along. […]

Lake Murray is producing limits of keeper-sized stripers on a regular basis, and the fishing should remain consistently good for most of January.

Move of bait, stripers upriver has resulted in a great bite

Terry Madewell

The dropping water temperatures at Lake Murray have reached the point where the bulk of the striper population has followed baitfish upriver, typical for this time of year, producing outstanding fishing. […]

Brad Knight of Belton is all smiles with the winter weather that has put Lake Hartwell striped bass into a predictable winter pattern.

Bait has moved to backs of creeks; stripers have followed

Phillip Gentry

Like plenty of Lake Hartwell anglers, Brad Knight of Belton has been waiting for a consistent pattern to emerge – he and others have been waiting on cooler weather. […]

Clean any reeds, grass or corn stalks off the water; swans don’t like to land in on a cluttered surface, and the vegetation can be used to camouflage a pit blind.

You can hide from flying eyes

Mike Marsh

When making a water decoy set for swans, any vegetation floating or sticking above the water should be removed. […]

White perch (left) and yellow perch (right) may share the ‘perch’ name, but they’re actually not related.

Brother from another mother

Phillip Gentry

Though yellow perch and white perch are likely to be found in the same locations on Lake Russell, as well as sharing the same last name, the similarity between the two species ends there. […]

Wintering flocks of tundra swans, like this one, arrive in North Carolina’s coastal counties in December and stay through the winter.

North Carolina’s winter swan flock tops 75,000

Mike Marsh

A swan mount is what many hunters are after on what may be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, so waterfowl hunters from all over the nation head for North Carolina’s coastal counties, where the majority of tundra swans spend the winter. […]

Yellow perch have flaky, white meat and are considered excellent table fare.

Pan-fried yellow perch

Phillip Gentry

Yellow perch are considered a delicacy up north, and in an area where walleye are common, that’s saying a lot. Here’s a recipe to try out when you bring home a cooler full of coon-tails. […]